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Friday, May 29, 2015

LONGVIEW AND PINE TREE TEAM UP TO ASSIST VAN RELIEF EFFORT

The school districts of Longview and Pine Tree are teaming to help the displaced teachers of Van ISD.

Earlier this month a tornado ravaged much of the town of Van and caused substantial damage to J.E. Rhodes Elementary School. While insurance coverage will replace some of the losses, the teachers will have to start over in recreating the classrooms that they worked years to conceive. Teachers typically spend hundreds of their own dollars, or more, each school year to create a comfortable learning atmosphere. They also regularly buy school supplies to keep on hand for students whose families can’t afford them.